7939.000 Dyschoriste Nees

Description of the genus

Suffrutices or small shrubs. Inflorescence of axillary cymes or solitary. Calyx actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Corolla distinctly 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip 3-lobed. Fertile stamens 4, didynamous. Capsule cylindric. Seeds bearing hygroscopic hairs; seeds 2 per loculus.

Worldwide: 65 species in tropical and warm regions

Mozambique: 5 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Zizula hylax (Gaika blue)

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
albiflora Lindau	N,T
hildebrandtii (S. Moore) S. Moore	N,T,MS,GI,M	Description, Image
mutica (S. Moore) C.B. Clarke	N
nagchana (Nees) Bennet	MS,GI	Description, Image
trichocalyx (Oliv.) Lindau subsp. verticillaris (C.B. Clarke) Vollesen	N,T,MS	Description, Image

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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Dyschoriste
Flora of Zimbabwe: Dyschoriste
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Dyschoriste

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ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dyschoriste
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Wikipedia: Dyschoriste
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dyschoriste
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Dyschoriste